Articles by Alan Ranta

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  Malcolm Jack

  Anza Club, Vancouver BC, June 9

  PUBLISHED Jun 11, 2013

  Capitol 6 front man and solo singer-songwriter Malcolm Jack may not have good fashion sense, electing to perform this set while wearing the...

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  Fake Tears

  Anza Club, Vancouver BC, June 9

  PUBLISHED Jun 11, 2013

  A collaboration between Larissa Loyva (a.k.a. Kellarissa) and Elisha May Rembold of Lost Lovers Brigade, there wasn't much to speak of perf...

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  The Courtneys

  Astoria, Vancouver BC, June 7

  PUBLISHED Jun 10, 2013

  Thanks to a Discorder cover, BeatRoute preview, and other positive coverage, this performance by the Courtneys was one of the most hyped of...

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  La Chinga

  Astoria, Vancouver BC, June 7

  PUBLISHED Jun 10, 2013

  La Chinga are a blues-infected hard rock band, no frills and no shortcuts. Thoroughly indebted to the likes of Led Zeppelin, Blue Cheers an...

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  Olav

  Little Mountain Gallery, Vancouver BC, June 8

  PUBLISHED Jun 10, 2013

  Victoria producer Colin Liseth, better known as Olav, proved that less is more with his set this afternoon. He had a simple laptop and midi...

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  Emika

  Dva

  PUBLISHED Jun 10, 2013

  English singer/songwriter/producer Ema Jolly seems determined to avoid the sophomore album slump with Dva. Her second full-length under the...

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  Zoon van snooK

  The Bridge Between Life and Death

  PUBLISHED Jun 10, 2013

  Born in Belgium, raised in Brighton and currently based in Barcelona, producer Alec Snook is a worldly fellow. Always expanding his horizon...

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  Nam Shub

  Anza Club, Vancouver BC, June 6

  PUBLISHED Jun 9, 2013

  Though they categorize themselves as experimental post-rock drone, Vancouver's Nam Shub reigned in the drone to focus on upbeat post-rock f...